BIOGRAPHY AUSTRALIANA –

What made Des Renford tick? He was a world endurance swimmer extraordinaire, and that might have been enough for most people – but Des had been a racehorse owner, a publican, an award-winning sports documentary maker, a lecturer, a ‘Sportsman of the Year’ nominee (3 times), a Member of the British Empire (MBE), a Papal Knight, and a family man yet, even that doesn’t do his extraordinary life justice. He was a man with charisma, fearless loyalty and immense generosity. Here is the updated edition of this earlier biography, with 70 b&w photographs, taking his story through to his death in early 2000. An inspirational life!

• 311 p., [32] p. of plates ; 23 cm. #080725

• • Renford, Des, 1927-1999
  • Swimmers — Australia — Biography
  • Long distance swimming — Australia